CDLR vs. KEX, FRO, HAFN, STNG, SBLK, INSW, ZIM, CMBT, DHT, and BWLP
Should you be buying Cadeler A/S stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cadeler A/S include Kirby (KEX), Frontline (FRO), Hafnia (HAFN), Scorpio Tankers (STNG), Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK), International Seaways (INSW), ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM), CMB.TECH (CMBT), DHT (DHT), and BW LPG (BWLP). These companies are all part of the "trans - ship" industry.
Cadeler A/S vs. Its Competitors
Cadeler A/S (NYSE:CDLR) and Kirby (NYSE:KEX) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.
Kirby has a consensus target price of $130.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.84%. Given Kirby's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Kirby is more favorable than Cadeler A/S.
53.0% of Cadeler A/S shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.2% of Kirby shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Kirby shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Cadeler A/S has a net margin of 29.82% compared to Kirby's net margin of 9.02%. Kirby's return on equity of 9.81% beat Cadeler A/S's return on equity.
In the previous week, Kirby had 19 more articles in the media than Cadeler A/S. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Kirby and 1 mentions for Cadeler A/S. Kirby's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Cadeler A/S's score of 0.40 indicating that Kirby is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Kirby has higher revenue and earnings than Cadeler A/S. Kirby is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cadeler A/S, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Cadeler A/S has a beta of 0.27, suggesting that its share price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kirby has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Kirby beats Cadeler A/S on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:CDLR) was last updated on 7/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff